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☆ · ˚ . ✦ . ˚ LYALL .
“with you? of course i am. how silly you even need to ask, darling.” lyall teased playfully before he kissed her temple and rested his head on top of hers. she was all he found comfort in as of late, as if it hadn’t been that way all the years they’d been married. lyall always felt lost in his life, just aimlessly walking around with no real purpose. then he met hope and he felt like he had more direction than he ever had in all his life. hope was everything to him the second he met her, and he knew their son would have all her best qualities considering she had no bad ones.
lyall’s nose scrunched at the bent page before she closed her book, “we really ought to get you a bookmark love.” he grinned as he pulled his out of his own book and handed it to her. “keep it.” lyall spoke gently. he never felt the weight of the world on his shoulders in the confines of their home. he knew that hope, himself, and remus could just be themselves because there were no prying eyes. but out in public– out in the open– lyall always felt like he was being watched.
“ i’ll just lose it . ” she objects at first, but accepts the bookmark nonetheless . there’s no almost no doubt that she’ll be back to folding the corner of the page the next day, but it’s futile argument . he’ll never not try to help her — to make her life easier, even in the simplest of ways . the least she can do, as his wife, is amuse him . is let him take care of her whatever way brings him comfort . often, she desires that he might consider taking care of himself with that amount of intention . but she recognizes this as yet another futile task, so simply plays along instead . and he seems, for once, at peace here — so there’s no reason to tear that peace apart . “ books are meant to be loved, you know . i don’t think a bend here or there is detrimental . ” she teases, placing her book, and gifted bookmark to the side .
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☆ · ˚ . ✦ . ˚ FENRIR .
the last of the nicotine tars his lungs before he flicks a half smoked cigarette out on the blacktop and strides across the street — he can smell the muggle and the cub clutched to her chest from inside the building. it’s brave of her to show up unaccompanied, but fenrir’s surprise is not the inquiry she has made, it’s that she has not abandoned her child.
“mrs. lupin.“ he speaks when he is within greeting distance, tone reverberating with its usual low pitch, black silk bursting from his mouth, dark voice crisp with amusement. fenrir drags a chair back from the table and sits, acheronian hues instantaneously falling upon little remus. “we should not be meeting like this. does your husband know you’re here?“
reaching out to the mystifying, unfathomable reach of the magical realm, the mother could not anticipate the person — or creature — that might come through those doors . all she could hope for is that the person that did, might be able to help her . might be able to help her son . but as soon as his dark timbre resonates in her ear, hope’s hope is tarnished and replaced by resounding fear . her grip on her son tightens instantly, as if that alone is enough to keep him safe . as if her fear, and maternal love alone is enough to keep the monster that did this to him at bay .
“ of course he does . ” she lies, suddenly feeling defenceless beyond the eye of the pub . she curses herself for bringing remus — for putting him in danger again . for trusting the string of contacts that assured her that no harm should come to her child . but there’s nothing she can do to get out of this, so she feigns confidence as best she can . though, if she loosened her grip on her son at all, he might notice just how terribly she’s shaking . just how afraid she is . luckily, they’re in a public space . it’s the only thing that keeps her from sprinting for the door . “ i didn’t expect it to be you . ” she admits, after scanning the room for an exit . as far as she can tell, there isn’t one . she keeps her timbre stoic and calm for remus’ sake, but every other instinct is telling her to scream .
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she almost doesn’t go . the thought of doing anything — let alone this — behind lyall’s back, is enough to kill her . it almost feels as bad as an affair . but one look at her son this morning told her that she had to go . for him . feeling more and more useless each day, the mother is tired of being kept out of the loop . of not understanding . so, she discreetly reached out through curious channels to see if she could find someone to speak to . someone who might understand her son better than she could . books on lycanthropy could only offer so much to a muggle’s eyes, but a quick, discreet conversation might be able to do the trick . or at the very least give her more than she’s been given .
she taps her foot anxiously as she waits for their arrival, a napping remus held tightly to her chest . perhaps it had been foolish to come alone with him, to trust her contact when they said they’d speak to her calmly, but she didn’t think that lyall would ever agree to it . so, she keeps her eye on the door, readying herself for just about anything . well, almost anything . there’s nothing that could prepare her to see him .
( @fvnrirgreyback )
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☆ · ˚ . ✦ . ˚ LYALL .
The only time Lyall felt relief anymore was just after he and Hope got Remus down for the night, and they were both in bed glossing over their separate readings. His head was in her lap as he flipped the pages of a new book on the reasoning for why a poltergeist will haunt one space at a time, and what it takes for them to move onto another one. So one of his typical night time reads. Lyall let out a gentle sigh before placing his bookmark and shutting the book. He watched Hope as she read for just a moment before he sat up and leaned against the headboard of the bed to face her.
“Do you know how extraordinary you are?” Lyall mused with a grin– a grin that was only reserved for the walls of their home. A grin that no one else but Hope and Remus had seen for almost half of a year now. “Truly, I don’t think I’d survive if I found you a second later than I did, darling.” Lyall leaned in to press a gentle kiss to her forehead before pulling back. “You’re happy here– right?” Lyall would always ask this before they went to bed. He wanted to make sure she still wanted all of this that had been thrown upon her. He couldn’t bare to keep Hope somewhere she wasn’t truly happy. He loved her far too much for that.
under the reading light, she tries to focus her attention on her novel . it’s an adventure — an intoxicating tale that surely should take her mind from it’s unceasing concern for their child . but as she tries to read, the font becomes a blur, and her mind continues to reel about all of the questions she has . all of the unknowns . even lyall’s kind, comforting timbre sounds muffled and unclear in her ear at first . but she’s soon brought back from her personal reflection, and a small, tired smile emerges from her thought . “ hm ? of course i am . ” she responds to his nightly query easily, because it’s the truth . but truthfully, the happiness isn’t as easy as it used to be .
she dog - ears the page she hadn’t been paying attention to, and leans on his shoulder . there’s a part of her that thinks she ought to reveal her thoughts to him, but she also doesn’t think it right to highlight her concern . not now . these days, he rarely seems at peace — why not savour the moment while it lasts ? “ are you ? ”
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☆ · ˚ . ✦ . ˚ FLEAMONT .
[ @hopeh reacted for a starter! ]
Fleamont had baby James on his hip—wearing a matching hippie blue shirt and even sunglasses to boot—as he approached the Lupin house, hoping desperately that Lyall wasn’t home. Their relationship had been strained of late—things were not how they used to be, and Fleamont was starting to miss it more than he would care to admit. If Hope was home, then maybe she would let him see Remus, let him into their lives a little more, but it didn’t seem like there was any chance of that door opening back up.
When he knocked on the door, he called her name. “Hope! Come on. I’m taking James to the park, and he’s looking fresh.” Fleamont truly did love his little matching outfits with James. They always made him feel just a little bit closer to his son, which was always what he was striving for. Fleamont loved being a father and a husband, and for a long time, he loved that this was something he shared with his best friend. Now, things were blurred.
under normal circumstances, she’d never hesitate to let fleamont through the door . but as soon she hears his enthusiastic timbre through the other side of the door, she can’t help but think about lyall’s hesitation — his fervent insistence that they separate themselves from everything, and everyone they know . but then she thinks about remus’ sad, questioning eyes, and it urges her to, at the very least, open the door . to face the interruption her husband’s so afraid of .
she smiles at their ( adorable ) appearance, but doesn’t dare open the door any further . yet . more than anything, she'd like to let them in — to shake remus from his nap and see him enjoy his day . to think that everything’s normal and is going to be alright . but it’s not — and she still can’t even begin to comprehend everything that’s happened in such a short amount of time . “ i’d love to join you, fleamont . but remus — ” she sighs, looking at her shoes . “ he’s just gone down for a nap . ” she looks back up, apologetically, hoping he’ll accept her fib without argument . “ . . . another time, perhaps . ”
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☆ ( LILY JAMES, CIS FEMALE, SHE / HER ) ☆ that over there would be ( HOPE HOWELL ), the ( 33 ) year old ( MUGGLE ) who knows about the wizarding world through ( AN IMPROMPTU RUN-IN WITH A BOGGART AND HER NOW HUSBAND, LYALL LUPIN, WHO SAVED HER ) . they currently work as a ( NURSE ), which is fitting considering they are ( MAGNANIMOUS ) but also ( INGENUOUS ) . every time i see them, it’s like ( THE LIGHT BY SARA BAREILLES ) is playing in my head . ( sleepless nights shrouded by maternal instinct and the indiscriminate curse of a full moon, gentle fingertips mending broken skin and spirits, and the feigned understanding of an unknowable world ) . ☆
there’s never been an instance that she hasn’t felt love . the sole child to fussy banker and a school teacher, hope, named for the light sensation she brought to the barren family, lived an early life of pure joy . as a child, she couldn’t fully appreciate the home her parents built for her . but as she aged, and as years took and unfortunate circumstance took her loving parents from her, hope came to realize just how precious and important their love and care was .
as she got older, she hoped to echo this kind of love and care in everything she did . she became a nurse, because it felt like the profession she could do the most good in . she cared for people�� that couldn’t care for themselves, and it served to give her a purpose . those close to her could argue that she put too much of herself into it . that her heart is too close to not get hurt by the inevitable end . but she’s never thought anything more futile than passivity . so, she simply learned, overtime, to dry her tears the way her mother did . with a hot towel, and sweet cup of cocoa .
a few years ago, she had one of those bad days . desperate to get home, she made the rather reckless choice of taking a shortcut through the dense forest near the hospital . it’s never a good idea to enter a forest alone, especially at night, but she had been too caught up in a lost patient to think about the consequences . after minutes of aimless walking, she eventually came face to face with a horrific monster, something that surely would have hurt her had it not been stuck down by a man and a blinding light .
as her accompanied her home, she came to learn her saviours name was lyall, and that the world wasn’t as simple as it seemed . he opened her eyes to a world beyond her wildest imagination, and although she was tentative at first, she came to admire it just as much as she admired him . and eventually even love .
from their love emerged a child, remus, and it’s in him that hope’s inclination to love emerges in full force . she loves him more than anything, and, after her birth, knew their was nothing she wouldn’t do to keep him safe . but how do you keep someone safe from things you still barely understand yourself ? devastation and pain ripped through the lupin household that fateful night, and hope has never been quite the same . she still loves, but her grip has turned tighter and more desperate as she seeks to understand what has happened, and what this all means for her child and her family .
this world used to be so full of wonder to her . but these days, hope only sees pain . it’s hard not to be resentful of it, but she tries to remember that it’s a world that harbours half of her son . and that that’s never going to change, no matter how many excruciating and expensive miracle cures they try . she ties to have hope .
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